Marianne Fassler celebrates four decades in the fashion industry

26 March 2017

“To celebrate her forty years in the fashion industry Marianne Fassler, Fashion Designer unveiled her new collection and archival space at her Leopard Frock studios in Johannesburg”… read the article here.

Exclusive Interview Johannesburg | One to Watch

04 November 2016

VISI: COOL COLLABORATION: MARIANNE FASSLER X MARIGOLD BEADS

13 September 2016

This collaboration was directly inspired by the work of Burundi artist, Serge-Alain Nitigeka, a featured artist at his year’s Art Fair. These images embody the complex relations between genres, but also between people. They represent creative and social encounters: shaped by hands, they speak of a personal directness and tactility that prompts thought about the multiple decisions taken to produce them.

LUX AFRIQUE: LUXURY AND FASHION COLLABORATE AGAINST HIV/AIDS IN SOUTH AFRICA

Join @Mariannefasslerfashiondesigner at @FoJ stand 53, and donate R400 towards the Johannesburg Art Gallery, when you sign up to become a friend. Also check out our collaboration with Joni Brenner‘s #Marigoldbeads and get your hands on a limited edition #sergenitigekainspired necklace.

There are few brands that are able to distill the essence of summer and interpret them in a way that is wholly interesting and unconventional. It is even rarer to find a design label that is able to do this while somehow staying true to their design idiosyncrasies. No brand in Africa does this better than eponymous South African label Marianne Fassler. Some might argue that Fassler to South African Fashion what Vivienne Westwood is to British Fashion, pioneer and rebel, and woman that other women want to wear.

“Leopard Frock did not compromise on a dazzling Spring collection.”

Is watching a Marianne Faster show really all that different from watching the olympics? You’re witnessing an athlete (designer) who’s the best of the best: experienced, trained, prepared, extraordinary. Nothing was compromised – the (plus minus) 40-look collection throughly immersed us in the Leopard Frock universe. You know the drill: florals, animal print, pleats, and utility. This season’s florals, inspired by paper cutouts, felt stark (in a good way) and consequently fresh. The fan-favourites were all the military moments: cargo dresses, trousers and jackets intermingled with aforementioned elements plus fringing and lace.